supervisor

CEFRB1

/ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who directs and checks other people's work.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.

Examples

  • I have a meeting with my supervisor about my research topic.

  • The supervisor enforced the rules here in this factory.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.

  2. A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.

  3. A process responsible for managing other processes.

More examples

In context

  • You must act under the leadership of your supervisor.

  • Near-synonyms: superintendent, manager, boss, executive, overseer

  • The 1999 merger between Citibank (banking) and Travelers (insurance) created the model for megafinance and confirmed new challenges for supervisors.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Attested since the 15th century C.E.; from Middle English supervisor, supervisour, supervysor, supervysour, from Latin supervīsor, from supervideō, in turn from super + videō. By surface analysis, supervise + -or.